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She said Ms Gillard had not paid a visit to Rooty Hill since she became prime minister.

"Now with an election coming up she decides to pay us a visit."

Ms Moorecroft said the area was full of working class people, housing commission tenants and pensioners struggling to make ends meet while Ms Gillard stays at the best room at The Novotel.

She said people at the bar referred to the prime minister as "Gillard", rather than Julia or Ms Gillard and some said she would not be welcome.

Computer technician Christopher Talmage said there might not be that much interest in the prime minister's visit but he hoped federal Labor would not lose seats in the west or be tainted by state Labor's corruption scandal.